Route up to Ben Lui

In article <[email hidden]>, Mike
<[email hidden]> writes

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Would prefer to go along the Glen Cononish route and was wondering if
the path is ok to cycle on? Looks like you'd cut out a fair bit of the
walk that way.

Cycling from Dalrigh at least to the farm at Cononish should be fine. I
was having a wander along the first couple of kms of that track a few
weeks ago and noticed it has a good surface for bikes. I've also driven
as far as the farm on two occasions in winter, but not in recent years -
not sure if vehicle access is allowed now.

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Also, has anyone been up the alternative "baggers" route from the A85?
Is it as bad as I've read?

Can't help with this.
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Russ Clare

The A85 route is very poor at the start - just the bit through the
forest. However, it's short-lived and shouldn't spoil your day out.

druidh

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The A85 route is very poor at the start - just the bit through the
forest. However, it's short-lived and shouldn't spoil your day out.

As I remember it, it involves an "illicit" railway crossing. Crossing the
river by stepping stones was easy, especially given the current dry summer.
The path through the forest was a bit boggy (one companion got stuck in a
mud up to her knee) but there is the current dry summer. It helps to pick
the correct fire break to go up.

Above the forest there's a bit of a dull slog up the slope until about 3000
ft, but of course this route makes it easy to add a visit to Beinn
a'Chleibh.

--
Duncan Gray

The Mountaineering Council of Scotland
www.mountaineering-scotland.org.uk

Mike said:

Hoping to go there on Saturday weather permitting.

Would prefer to go along the Glen Cononish route and was wondering if
the path is ok to cycle on? Looks like you'd cut out a fair bit of the
walk that way.

It seemed OK to cycle most of the way, I had this in the back of my
mind last time I walked it so was checking it out.

However, the best way of doing it IMHO is to walk in down Glen
Cononish - the walk doesn't seem as far as it is as the views of the
peak are fantastic - but then walk out over Ben Oss and Beinn
Dubhcraig and down through the scots pine woods.

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Also, has anyone been up the alternative "baggers" route from the A85?
Is it as bad as I've read?

No I haven't, can't see the point.

S.

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In article <[email hidden]>, Mike
<[email hidden]> writes

Quoted message said:

Would prefer to go along the Glen Cononish route and was wondering if
the path is ok to cycle on? Looks like you'd cut out a fair bit of the
walk that way.

Cycling from Dalrigh at least to the farm at Cononish should be fine. I
was having a wander along the first couple of kms of that track a few
weeks ago and noticed it has a good surface for bikes. I've also driven
as far as the farm on two occasions in winter, but not in recent years -
not sure if vehicle access is allowed now.

Quoted message said:

Also, has anyone been up the alternative "baggers" route from the A85?
Is it as bad as I've read?

Can't help with this.
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Russ Clare

I parked at Tyndrum visitor centre and walked down to Cononish - no problems
as it was a nice walk. Should be able to cycle most of the way to the start
of the climb. Car possibly safer to park as well.

Jhimmy

Mike <[email hidden]> wrote in news:yqQKe.87110$G8.64554
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Quoted message said:

Hoping to go there on Saturday weather permitting.

Would prefer to go along the Glen Cononish route and was wondering if
the path is ok to cycle on? Looks like you'd cut out a fair bit of the
walk that way.

Also, has anyone been up the alternative "baggers" route from the A85?
Is it as bad as I've read?

Thanks.

Yes, that's how I did it. And yes, it is tedious. It starts off fine -
that is, if you enjoy walking over railway lines and rivers. The forest
is dark and dull but it breaks up the monotony of the steep slope. Then
the next 2000' is basically walking up a grassy slope.

The ridge to the Munro next to it (can't remember it's name) is nice enough
but then you have to go back down that hillside again, north-facing in
the setting sun. I did this walk late in the season and it was dusk when I
reached the forest. When in the forest I could see almost nothing at all!

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Adrian

Simon Caldwell <[email hidden]> wrote in
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Mike said:

Hoping to go there on Saturday weather permitting.

Would prefer to go along the Glen Cononish route and was wondering if
the path is ok to cycle on? Looks like you'd cut out a fair bit of the
walk that way.

It seemed OK to cycle most of the way, I had this in the back of my
mind last time I walked it so was checking it out.

However, the best way of doing it IMHO is to walk in down Glen
Cononish - the walk doesn't seem as far as it is as the views of the
peak are fantastic - but then walk out over Ben Oss and Beinn
Dubhcraig and down through the scots pine woods.

Quoted message said:

Also, has anyone been up the alternative "baggers" route from the A85?
Is it as bad as I've read?

No I haven't, can't see the point.

S.

Easier to get to the Munro next door :-)

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Adrian

Mike said:

Hoping to go there on Saturday weather permitting.

Would prefer to go along the Glen Cononish route and was wondering if
the path is ok to cycle on? Looks like you'd cut out a fair bit of the
walk that way.

Also, has anyone been up the alternative "baggers" route from the A85?
Is it as bad as I've read?

Thanks.

Thanks everyone, looks like the bike route is on then, shame about
todays weather which is actually looking better than the forecasts implied.

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Adrian Tupper said:

Easier to get to the Munro next door :-)

I did that as a detour between Ben Lui and Ben Oss :-)

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Simon Caldwell said:

Adrian Tupper said:

Easier to get to the Munro next door :-)

I did that as a detour between Ben Lui and Ben Oss :-)

It kooks like if conditions are favourable that you could do all 4 in
that vicinity in a day?

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Mike
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Mike said:

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It kooks like if conditions are favourable that you could do all 4 in
that vicinity in a day?

I did. It's only about 15 miles, so a long day but not *that* long.
And there's relatively little descent/reascent.
The following day I did Ben Cruachan, which was far more strenuous!
S.

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Mike <[email hidden]> wrote in news:7AlLe.88087$G8.56110
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Simon Caldwell said:

Adrian Tupper said:

Easier to get to the Munro next door :-)

I did that as a detour between Ben Lui and Ben Oss :-)

It kooks like if conditions are favourable that you could do all 4 in
that vicinity in a day?

Yes you can. It's better with two cars else you end up going back
up slopes you've already descended. Or you get awkward and long
traverses.

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Adrian

Adrian Tupper said:

Yes you can. It's better with two cars else you end up going back
up slopes you've already descended. Or you get awkward and long
traverses.

Up Central Gully onto Ben Lui, out to the outlying one whose name I
always forget, back to the col, traverse to the col between Lui and
Oss, then follow the ridge. Only one traverse, and not a very steep
one at that.

S.

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Thanks everyone, looks like the bike route is on then, shame about
todays weather which is actually looking better than the forecasts
implied.

It's just as good in poor visibilty. Spooky scrambling up the right hand
ridge then descending the left hand one past the cairns and seeing the bits
of WW2 plane.

Nick

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Mike <[email hidden]> wrote in news:7AlLe.88087$G8.56110
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Simon Caldwell said:

On 12 Aug 2005 21:11:57 GMT, Adrian Tupper
<[email hidden]> wrote:

>Easier to get to the Munro next door :-)

I did that as a detour between Ben Lui and Ben Oss :-)

It kooks like if conditions are favourable that you could do all 4 in
that vicinity in a day?

Yes you can. It's better with two cars else you end up going back
up slopes you've already descended. Or you get awkward and long
traverses.

To quote HM Brown

Must be murder on the suspension.

Try hitching
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Richard Webb
Nothing to hide, but terrified

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Adrian Tupper said:

Mike <[email hidden]> wrote in news:7AlLe.88087$G8.56110
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Simon Caldwell wrote:
> On 12 Aug 2005 21:11:57 GMT, Adrian Tupper
> <[email hidden]> wrote:
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>>Easier to get to the Munro next door :-)
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> I did that as a detour between Ben Lui and Ben Oss :-)
>
It kooks like if conditions are favourable that you could do all 4

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that vicinity in a day?

Yes you can. It's better with two cars else you end up going back
up slopes you've already descended. Or you get awkward and long
traverses.

To quote HM Brown

Must be murder on the suspension.

Try hitching

I heard about someone who managed to hitch a lift back on a railway
engine!!!

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Adrian